impale (someone, something, or oneself) on (something)
impale (someone, something, or oneself) on (something)
1. To stab someone or something with something. They used to impale their victims on pikes, I swear!
2. To be stabbed with or by something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "impale" and "on." You're going to impale yourself on one of those sharp rocks if you're not careful!
See also: impale, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
impale someone or something on something
to put someone or something on a pointed object and press down. The crowd had impaled an effigy of the dictator on a sharpened stick. The waves almost impaled me on a submerged tree branch.
See also: impale, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (someone or something) promises well
- all right
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- (have) got something going (with someone)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- accompanied by
- accompanied by (someone or something)
- accompany
- a crack at (someone or something)